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Karaula

कराउला
Majhgawan mandal
Pincode 485226
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHANDA PANDEY
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LGD code
463213
Pincode
485226
Post office
Birsinghpur
Population
116
Households
26
Literacy rate
50.9%
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000♂
Workers
62
Distance to district centre
146 km
Distance to mandal centre
117 km
Distance to Bhopal
282 km
Distance to Delhi
443 km
Nearest railway station
Harpalpur · 20 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
GOVT. CHC PALERA · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karaula compares

By population, Karaula ranks #152 of 206 villages in Majhgawan mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.9%
+2.1% vs mandal average
Karaula
50.9%
Majhgawan mandal
48.8%
Satna district
61.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
+23 vs mandal average
Karaula
933
Majhgawan mandal
910
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
Karaula
4.5
Majhgawan mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Karaula at a glance

Karaula is a village of 116 people in 26 households (Census 2011) in Majhgawan tehsil, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 152nd-largest of 206 villages in Majhgawan tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 146 km from the Satna district centre, 9 km from Vijaypur, the nearest town, 20 km from Harpalpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 485226, served by Birsinghpur post office; the LGD village code is 463213. The nearest hospital or health centre is GOVT. CHC PALERA, 13 km away. The sarpanch is CHANDA PANDEY, and the village votes in Panna assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brijendra Pratap Singh. The population is estimated at 137 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Singhpur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karaula · this village11651%
Karaula · Bamor58351%0 km N
Karaula · Palera1,99844%0 km N
Gona · Pali2,45450%0.8 km N
Gona · Pali5,35550%0.8 km N
Gona · Palera1,37545%0.8 km N
Gona · Mohammdi82062%0.8 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karaula

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MAJHGAWAN
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
68
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
341.71
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
192.64

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Karaula

LGD code
463213
Pincode
485226
Post office
Birsinghpur
Population (Census 2011)
116
Population (projected 2026)
137
Households
26
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
933
Literacy rate
50.9%
Coordinates
25.10631°N, 79.31979°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Panna
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Brijendra Pratap Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHANDA PANDEY
Block / Mandal
Majhgawan
Getting there

How to reach Karaula

Mandal centre
Majhgawan · ≈ 117 km
≈ 4 h 1 min by car · 4 h 46 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Satna · ≈ 146 km
≈ 4 h 59 min by car · 5 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,775 people
Vijaypur · ≈ 8.7 km
≈ 18 min by car · 21 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal282 kmcapital
  • Delhi443 km
  • Hyderabad863 km
  • Mumbai943 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHarpalpur20 km
  • Bus stopGaruatha Chauaraha24 km
  • Hospital / PHCGOVT. CHC PALERA13 km
  • ATM / bankCentral Bank of India24 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance25 km
  • CollegeKher Inter College58 km
  • Police stationGandhiganj police Chauki24 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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